Periventricular Leukomalacia, AE

**Semantic type:** Finding

**Definition:** An adverse event in a newborn characterized by a form of cerebral white matter injury usually seen in preterm infants that is characterized by necrotic degeneration or gliosis of white matter adjacent to the cerebral ventricles that may evolve into focal cysts.

**Synonyms:** - Periventricular Leukomalacia - Periventricular Leukomalacia, Adverse Event - Periventricular leukomalacia